Les Roches Marbella International School of Hotel Management

Les Roches Global Hospitality Education - Marbella, Spain is a satellite campus of the Swiss university Les Roches International School of Hotel Management and is located in the town of Marbella in Spain's Costa del Sol region.

[12][4][3] As such, in additional to their hospitality management classwork, students work as "floor cleaners, cooks, waiters, [and] chefs.

[3][8] More recently, Les Roches has introduced an executive postgraduate diploma program in international hotel management which fast-tracks students already working full-time in the industry.

Their third semester is spent at an affiliate hotel (such as the Ritz-Carlton and the Mandarin Oriental) anywhere in the world so they can gain hands-on experience in a real-life setting.

The last two semesters of the three-and-a-half-year program are spent studying business, human resources, marketing, and strategy, among other relevant subjects.

Managers must be able to make decisions based on sustainability, durability, and availability for renovations such as a floor "made of recycled cork, which is more resistant" or a "full-body dryer that saves resources by not spending so much water, towels, soap, and energy.

"[3][4] Students are split into the red, blue, green, or purple houses that becomes their cohort and "in which the different nationalities have a balanced representation.

[3] Les Roches students adhere to a strict schedule and dress code, and must demonstrate sufficient housekeeping of their personal space, including ensuring the bed has been made.

Les Roches students in Marbella
Students in a craft demonstration
Aerial view of campus
Aerial view of campus
Students in the experiential learning kitchen